Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Vermont as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Vermont records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Vermont vs Maine: the paperwork

	Vermont formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$35	$250 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Vermont to Maine, step by step

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Ordered from Vermont on filing day, it easily meets Maine's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the Maine filing. Once Maine approves it, the Vermont company can do business there.

First-year cost, Vermont to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$534

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Vermont name and Maine's rules

We search Maine's records for Vermont's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Maine agent and the Vermont one

Vermont and Maine both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Vermont; ours takes Maine's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maine and Vermont

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus Maine comes to $344 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to Maine

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maine company in Vermont

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to Maine

Does my Vermont company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Vermont business operates there; Maine law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Vermont LLC in Maine?

$499 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $534 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($35), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Vermont's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and Maine?

$344 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Statement of Cancellation of Foreign Qualification; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Vermont's filings.

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